Trick of Treat Troop 2010...

Here they are...

Quite a group eh?!

And...

Here's Jack!

I thought he turned out pretty well!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Pumpkin Babez!

Here's my attempt at trying to get these two in a pic with the pumpkin ...

Why do I do this to myself?

 I know...this  was the best one of them together...

But I had changed my angle so much that the loverly stacked shelf shows in the background...

Oh where oh where is BIG BOKEH when you need it???

['g2' left, 'c' right]

 'c' in a moment of stillness...

- - - - - 

'g2' just before she hopped off !

There you go...

It was WAY easier last year when they weren't movin' around SO MUCH!

Kiddos Halloween @ School...

These two managed to pull together their own costumes this year!

's' is some kind of spy...looks like he's been in a scary situation!

'z' LOVES her witch costume...and she looks adorable in it too!

Feels good to have them do for themselves.

I think I could get use to more of this kind of thing!

I just had to pop outside for a quick photo opp this morning before they left for school!

:o)

A Lion for Breakfast!?!?!!!!

Yes!

Indeed!

This morning I had a lion for breakfast!

Wanna see....?

Ok....

Here you go!

 She sat so nicely at my table and munched away on her breakfast...

I barely knew she was there!

 She even kept her bib ON!

She's a very sweet lion...Miss 'g2'...

But THIS pic...oh this one....

LOVE IT!

Even with the dried nose emissions!

Have a roaring good day!

Babez Hairstyles courtesy of PB!!!

Ok....

Here we go!

Just look at her...

She KNOWS she's NOT suppose to DRAG her PB sammie THROUGH her hair!!!

She KNOWS!

 'C's reaction slays me!!!

"OH NO!

MOM...look what SHE did!!!"
[But I'm doing it TOO!]

And so we end up with a very spikey hair-do! 

But she's just too dang cute!

 It makes her squeal with delight!

 Just look at that scrinched up nosey!

Cuuuuute!

 Who does this kid think she is???

Gene Simmons???

LOL...

Showing off the teeth...and the sweetness too!

So, next time you're at a party and things are a tad boring....

Pop into the kitchen and see if there's any PB...

Whip up some sammies...and let the 'nuttiness' BEGIN!

;o)

Peanut Butter Babez!

Babez LOVE a PB sammy!!!

Here's proof!

'g2's sweet pb face post lunch...

And...

Miss 'c's pretty pb face post lunch...

They are their Mother's daughters!

I LOVE Peanut Butter!

Stay tuned...

Tomorrow's potd...

Today's PB hair stylin' babez!!!

LOL...

Do you see what I see???

Yes!

The scrap desk is SUPER messy again!!!

Oh how playing with paper reenergizes me!!!

I am nearing 100 pages for the year

AND...

200 cards for the year!

Feels so good to be able to get some playtime....some ME time in again!

You know that saying...

"If Momma ain't happy...

Ain't nobody happy!"

It's true!

Hope you're getting some YOU time in!

It'll do you a world of good!

And for those around you too!

Monster Toe Feast!

Over on my food blog you`ll find this post about one of our favourite Halloween nibbles...

Monster Toes!

http://whozhungry.blogspot.com/2010/10/monster-toes.html

Babez LOVE them!

And THIS is how they eat them...

 Miss `c`feeds Miss `g2`... 

and...

 Miss `g2`feeds Miss `c`...

and...

That makes everybody HAPPY!!!

Silly babez!

Happy Birthday Tania!

Today was my friend's 40th Birthday Celebration!

[Her bday is actually the 28th, but her Mom threw her party today.]

So here we are...

D, T & I

I was so full when we left.

Vi wouldn't let us leave until we had 3 plates of food plus birthday cake!

LOL...

I just love Tania's Mom!

So, here's to you Tania!

Happy 40th Birthday!

...and many more...

...on channel 4...

...and back again...

...on channel 10...

BITE!!!

Tonight dh & I attended...

"Bite of Nanaimo"

It's a fundraiser for Theater One.

You buy a ticket to enter...

and then once you're inside you purchase strings of tickets...

as many as you think you'll need...

[You can always buy  more...]

This year there were 19 various eating establishments there...

They served a wide range of dishes.

Items varied from one ticket up to four tickets.

We perused the 'guide' and began making our selections...

This was such a fun thing to do!

It allowed dh to munch away on this...

Sushi...

While I enjoyed this...

Lime Cheesecake!!!

YUM!

This cute little bag of cookies was also available so we decided to take one home to the kiddos...

But....we also took some cute wee cupcakes too!

Bite size for sure!

We were both so full when we left...

One of my favourite eats of the night ...

Ribs!

Oh they were delectable!

Thee best ribs I have ever had!

The flavour was amazing with a slight burn at the end... Fabulous!

We're making a date for next year's 'Bite' already!

An enjoyable evening eating!

Piano Players!!

Even though 'g' doesn't take piano lessons, she LOVES to sit down and play us a tune or two...

She now has a partner who loves to do the same thing!

'g2' really enjoys the time she spends with her big sis @ the piano.

It's truly music to my ears!

Play on girls!

This is what happens...

...when the neighbor mows his lawn...

Keeps them entertained!

Gives me a few minutes to catch up!

'Z'chool...

Here's 'z'...

Same school...

Same hallway...

Same day...

But she's today's potd..

'S'chool...

Snapped some pics of 's' @ school...

Thought I'd share one...

Over she goes!

Woohooooooo!

THIS is often what I see when I walk out of the kitchen to check on the babez...

A few weeks ago I purchased a foot stool...

dh put it together...

I wanted to leave it in the babez play area so they could get use to it...

[I'm prepping for potty training...]

But Miss 'g2' decided to shimmy it up to the back of the couch...

She now uses it to boost herself up  and over!

She loves it and does it MANY times a day!!!

She thinks it's such a gas!

Silly monkey!

So cute!!!

Today dh & I popped over to one of my favorite local Thrift Shoppes...

Just as I was walking towards the check out...

I spied this wee fellow...

LOOOOOOVE it!

Had to have it!

Good thing it was only a few pennies!

LOVE the colour!

LOVE the texture of the glass!

LOVE the raised printing on the glass!

Super cute teeny size!

Perfect for a single flower or a small bunch of field flowers!

It happened...

I knew it would eventually happen...

Miss 'c' figured out how to unlock the gate...

So now I use a bandana to tie the gate to the railing...

She has made her way past the gate a few times...

They BOTH have!!!

Where did I find them?

In their room playing!!!

It takes them NO time at all to do it either!

Scared me, especially since there are 13 steps RIGHT THERE!

But I was smart...

As soon as they could walk steadily, I started having them walk to their room from the living room...

for naptime and night time...

So they know the way into their room.

I am certain that this is the reason that they haven't been curious about those stairs...

That and there must be a guardian angel stationed at the top!
Now that the bandana is "in place" they can still unlock the gate,
but they can't move it enough to squiggle through!

Happy Buttertubs Marsh Trails to You!

Here's a pic from Sunday...

It's one of my faves and I just had to share it!

Here's the three bigguns...

They really do still love each other!

I love them and moments like this!

Busted!!!

You just know when it's quiet...too quiet in the house...

that the babez are into something that they shouldn't be...

So today... it happened!

I KNEW what they were doing...so I grabbed my camera on my way into the kitchen...

I was ready and snapped this pic of the "deuces wild" when I peeked around the corner of the cabinet...

 Miss 'c' squeals/screeches because she KNOWS they're not suppose to be in there and they've been BUSTED!!!!!

But Miss 'g2' dives into the cupboard STILL in pursuit of the "loot"!

 Here she is trying to look all innocent...

She's been caught "red handed"!

They have really stepped up their curiosity of EVERYTHING...

They're getting bigger and stronger and figuring out how to move things so they can get INTO things!!!

 They keep me on my toes ALL  day long!

Especially when 'g2' decides to nap for only 30 minutes...

I could use a nap!

Lush Line Up...

So the other day dh tells me that he ordered something for me online and that if a box arrived I wasn't suppose to open it...

HELLO....how long have we been married?

You'd think he would know by now my lack of self control over such things!

I get them...I OPEN THEM!!!

However...after school is a very busy time and it was 'z' who discovered the package on the step...

So I didn't end up opening it...

dh did after supper when he asked me if anything came that day and I remembered that it had and I had 'z' put it downstairs because I was busy making supper!

Whew! Did you get all that?!

So what was IN the package?

This....

 A variety of bath fizzers and bubble bars!

Everything smells wonderful!

Check out the Satsumo Santa!!!

Citrus city!!!

Looooooooooove it!

I'm looking forward to trying them all out!

I was wondering though...

Is dh trying to help me relax and destress...?

or...

Does he think I stink!?!

LOL...

Thanks honey!

[I think...]

Yogurt Babe!

This babe LOVES her yogurt!

 See... she even licked the bowl!

 She REALLY loves her yogurt!

 I've heard it's very good for your skin...

Looks like Miss 'c' is enjoying a wee facial along with her breakfast!

Mmmm...tasty!

Family Time!

After enjoying some turkey leftovers we went out for a lovely walk @ Buttertubs Marsh!

Such lovely people!

It was a beautiful sunshiny afternoon!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had our BIG dinner today!

Then we get to enjoy leftovers for the remaining holidays!

Here's a snap of 'g2's Thanksgiving Dinner...

She did eat turkey and yams first...

But then it was all about the pickle...well...pickles!

Dinner was delish!

And... I LOVE leftovers!

Hello Spring!?!?!

Somebody want to tell Mother Nature it's October???

Me either!!!

 Crocuses blooming...

 These flowers are putting on a BIG display!

Sweet Peas....still smellin' so fine!

We have enjoyed some lovely Fall days!

It has been so nice to get out and stroll with the babez and not worry about rain!

Apparently the "Spring" flowers in my garden are enjoying this weather too!

A musical beginning...

'S' started piano lessons today...